When the American storyteller Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) came up with the Magic Land of Oz, children all over the world fell in love with him. His books gave rise to many film adaptations and imitations, including the stories about the wizard of the Emerald City, beloved by all Russian children. This wonderful writer composed many other entertaining stories that have not yet been published in our country. Having opened this book, you can read them and get acquainted with a girl who managed to cope with three robbers at once, with a glass dog that could bark and drove robbers away from the house, with a magic book full of pictures coming to life, with a cheerful and smart hippopotamus and many other amazing heroes of Frank Baum's fairy tales. The mischievous, humorous fantasies of this master will be interesting for both children and adults. For middle school age. Source: